Lamar has nearly two decades of experience in education, spanning classroom instruction, school leadership, and program design across urban districts in Florida and Georgia. He has taught English at the secondary level and served in a range of administrative roles, from founding principal to assistant principal to building principal, with a deep commitment to ensuring every student has access to rigorous, affirming learning experiences.
Most recently, Lamar served as a middle school principal in the greater Atlanta area, where he spearheaded a literacy initiative that significantly raised reading proficiency, implemented restorative justice practices that dramatically reduced disciplinary incidents, and led his school to recognition as a School of Excellence by the Georgia Department of Education for Mathematics. Prior to that, he served as an assistant principal across multiple urban campuses, where he managed multi-million dollar external partnerships, developed virtual instructional programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and mentored emerging leaders through district leadership development cohorts.
Lamar holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications from Florida State University, a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, and is currently completing his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Counseling at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. As Program Design Director, Lamar brings his lived experience as an educator, his expertise in instructional frameworks, and his passion for equity-driven outcomes to the work of designing transformative professional learning experiences. He is deeply committed to the belief that every student, especially those in underserved communities, deserves grade-level, engaging, and meaningful instruction.